The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1873, Page 7

om THE VIENNA EXHIBITION. The Great Fair Building Seriously Damaged by Storm and Rain-Visitors Wounded— Street Floods and Mud—The Nam- ber of Sightseers Decreasing. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK KERALD, VIENNA, May 15, 1873, The stormy weather which has prevatied here for & week past culminated yesterday in a gale of extraordinary violence, In the afternoon a gust of wind broke in the glass of the western iront of the Exhibition building. Some of the visitors were struck by the falling frag- ments and injured, Torrents of rain poured through the openings and a large quantity of goods was damaged, The Prater is drenched with water, and the grounds around the Exhibition are @ morass of DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VISITORS. The number of visitors for the past few days has ‘been small and is decreasing. Those that come are Mostly from foreign countries. SPAIN. _ ‘Carlist Official Report of the Battle of Puente de Eraul—Heavy Losses of the Re- publicans—City Excitement in Barcelona, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. MApRID, May 15, 1873, General Dorregary, the Carltst commander, in ‘his oficial report of the battle which was fought -at Puente de Eraaul, on the 5th of May, and which thas been reported specially to the-HERALD, claims @ decisive victory for his forces. He states that the republicans lost 112 men killed, 300 wounded and thirty-six taken prisoners, and that the Carlists had eighteen killed and thirty-seven wounded. EXCITEMENT IN BARCELONA CONSEQUENT ON CAR- LIST SUCCESS. A despatch from Barcelona, sent from there at Midnight, says the city was in a state of great ex. -citement. Information had been received by the authorities that the Carlists, under Saballs, had captured the maritime city of Mataro, fifteen and ‘@ half miles distant, and levied a contribution upon the inhabitants and seized the Custom House. The rappel had been sounded in Barcelona, and troops were hurrying to Mataro. FRANCE. “Political Rumor of Personal and Party Plots for the Presidency. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Paris, May 15, 1873. It is ramored that the Legitimists and Orleanists “have combined in a movement for the overthrow Of President Thiers, and that they have sent Rochefouoauld to Vienna to ask the Count de Chambord to authorize the Legitimists to nominate the Duke d’Aumale for President in place of M. “Thiers. ENGLAND. ‘The Court at Balmoral—Emigration to Canada— Atlantic Ocean Travel. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, May 15, 1873. ‘Her Majesty Queen Victoria has gone to Bal- Moral, EMIGRATION TO CANADA. The steamer Polynesian sailed with fifty chii- dren, who are to be placed in homes in Canada. THE ATLANTIC OCEAN HIGHWAY. The managers of the Cunard line line of steam- ers have decided to adopt the Lane route across the Atlantic for their vessels, to avoid collisions. AUSTRIA. ‘Marriage of an American Lady in the Capital. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. VIENNA, May 15, 1873. ‘Edward Pellew was married to-day to a sister of ‘Mr. Jay, the Minister of the Unitea States. The ceremony took place at the American Embassy in the presence of the German Ambassador and lady and other distinguished guests. THE MONEY CRISIS IN EUROPE. Wienna Disheartened by the Condition of the Bourse—The Financial Tremor Felt in Odessa. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, VIENNA, May 15, 1873, The protracted panic on the Bourse disheartens “the citizens, and few Viennese are to be seen within ‘the Exhibition Fair building. The Financial Tremor Felt on the Shores of the Black Sea. Opgssa, May 15, 1873. The money panic has extended to the Bourse here. All business has stopped, risen to nine per cent. BULLION IN MOVEMENT. and discounts haye Ontflow of Specie from the Banks of England and France, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, May 15, 1873, The specie in the Bank of England has decreased ‘€499,000 since the last week. Paris, May 15, 1873, ‘The specie in the Bank of France has decreased 750,000 francs since the last report. OCEAN TELEGRAPHY. ‘Cable Communication Between Asia and Aus tralia Interrupted—Messages Diverted to Another Ronte. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LONDON, May 15, 1873, The cable between Madras and Penang ts inter. wupted. Telegraphic communication with Pe- Mang, Singapore and Austratia must, for the pres- ent, be made via Japan and China, through the Russian and Siberian route. CENTRAL ASIA. Khivese Preparation for War Resistance to the Russians, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. St, Pererssona, May 15, 1873. Reports from Khiva represent that the Khan is greatly alarmed at the approach of the Russian columns and has ordered a levy en masse ef the able-bodied male population to resist the invasion, 00B COMMITTED IN DEFAULT OF {40,000 BAIL. Boston, May 15, 1973. James A. Coe, the forger, has been committed, jn default of $40,000 bail. It is thought that his operations wili exceed $200,000, though only va speclACaly charged pgalogt din, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1873—TRIPLE SHKET. $$ $ret THE POPE. His Holiness’ Heatth Improved and Words of Hope from the Vatican. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Rome, May 15, 1873. His Holiness Pope Pius TX. is much better in health to-da; TURKEY. — °-——— Overflow of Rivers and Heavy Losses by Inun- dation. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. VIRNNA, May 15, 1873. Recent heavy rains have swollen the rivers and streams in the Turkish province of Bosnia, caus- ing them to overflow their banks and inundate & large portion of the country. A number of persons have been drowned and the loss by the destruction of property and crops ia very heavy. CUBA. Press Attack on Government Contractors—A New Cause for Insular Demoraliza- tion—Republican Enterprise, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, HAVANA, May 14, 1873. The Triduno continues ita attacks on “the dis- tinguished patriotic contractors who trattic in the war and lose nothing; who are worse for the coun- try than its open enemies,” and whom it holds to account for “all the evils which aMict tne tsiand.’”’ JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE, The early appearance of two oew republican journals is announced. ‘MEXICO. — Executive Compliment to American Citizens. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORX HERALD. Crry or Mexico, May 13, 1873. President Lerdo de Tejada gave a banquet to the Hon. Thomas H. Nelson, the American Minister, and Porter C, Bliss, Secretary of Legation, on the eve of their departure for home. A number of distinguished Mexican and Ameri- can gentlemen weré present, and the utmost cor- diality was manifested. THE Sl0UX INDIANS. A Commission Appointed to Ask Them to Give Up Their Hunting Lands in Nebraska. WASHINGTON, May 15, 1873. It has heretofore been stated that a com- mission has been appointed to the Sioux, The objects are stated in the letter of the Secretary of the Interior to the Com- missioner of Indian Affairs, which has just been written. Referring to the alleged violations of the sixteenth article of the treaty concluded with the various bands of the Sioux Indians, April 29, 1868, he says :—‘The progress of population westward has already rendered it desirable that the territory embraced in this article be no longer considered to be unceded Indian territory, and that it be sur- veyed according to our system of government sur- veys and made accessible to homestead and pre- emption settlement, as well as to sale to persons desiring to settle upon it. To continue much lon- ger the exclusion of white people irom the settlement of this country will necessarily occasion great complaint and provoke much feeling among the inhabitants of the State of Nepraska. To prevent the diMicuities here referred to and to remove complaints already made upon this subject I have concluded to appoint commissioners charged with the duties of treating: with the various bands of Sioux Indians—parties to the treaty of 1868—for a relinquishment of all the privileges as reserved to said Indians by the sixteenth article of the treaty aforesala, and for the restoration of the territory therein embraced, without ene mbrance to the public domain.” The Secretary says that, in consideration of the eleventh article, “I have to remark that white set- tiements near to, if not within, this territory, and upon which there was reserved to the Indians tae ight to hunt, s0 long as the buffalo may range thereon in such numbers as to justily the chase, in my Opinion renders it exceedingly hazardous to permit this privilege to be longer exercised. “Large herds of cattle, owned by settlers on our frontier, are now fed, ii not upon, yet. very near to the territory assigned to the Ind: as hunting rounds. To permit this privilege of hunting on he part of the Indians is likely to cause difficulties and out between white settlers and those en- gaged in the hunting expeditions. deem it, therefore, of very great importance to the peace of the country, to the security of settlements on the frontier and to the welfare of the Indian: that the latter should be induced te relinquish these hunt- ing privileges.” The Commission will, there- iore be charged with the duty of endeavo1 to Sfocute the rin, eement of the Indians to Petingaish ‘he privilege here referred to. It is probably im- eae that tne (rer | agency selected for THE RICHMOND DUEL. ——+-——— Excitement Over the Death of Mordecai—The Other Principal Closely Guarded, thongh Dangerously Wonnded—Flight of the Seconds—Au Unavoid- able Fatality. Ricumonn, Va., May 15, 1873, Since the death of Mr. J. B, Mordecai—one ot the Principals in the late duel—the excitement in re- lation to the tragic termination of that event has iucreased, Both principals and seconds belonged to the élue of society here, aud when the matter, which at drst was only an offence termed felonious shooting. became in reality a murder, under the laws of the State, for which all the parties con- cerned were equally held guilty, it assumed a more serious and terrible aspect, Before the death of Mr, Mordecai the ether parties engaged in the duel were arrested under the duelling act, and bailed, Mr. McCarty in the sum of $5,000, and the accessories, as charged, in the sum of $2,000 each. They are now charged with murder, which is not a bailable offence, and last night, when the Chief of Police had procured a new warrant for the rearrest of all the parties, none could be found but Mr. Page McCarty, the other principal, who was lying dangerously wounded at the residence of his mother, on Upper Main street, All the seconds were either hid or they had absconded to avoid going to jail, untdl arrangements could be pertected among their law- 7s for & concerted plan of defence, Mr. McCarty CLOSELY GUARDED BY A POSSE of special constables sworn in for that purpose, hia condition not being such as to admit of his removal to jail. The seconds who could not be found were Messrs, W. L. Royal and W. K. Trigg, on the part of Mr. Mordecai, deceased, and Messrs. Wm. B. Tabb and J. 8, Meredith on the part of Mr. McUarty. The two latter are supposed to be still in the city, while the two former are said to have taken a fly- ing trip to Baltimore, It is announced by friends, however, that all the seconds will be forthcoming to-morrow morning and will surrender themselves to the authorities, subject to any disposition that may be made of them. ‘To-day a coroner’s inquest was held upon the remains of Mr. Mordecai, and a POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION revealed the fact that the pistol ball had entered at a point about two and a half inches trom the navel, ‘ing under the muscles in a horozental direction till it reached the middle tine, where it was deflected downward and backward, entering the cavity of the abdomen, and passing through the left bone of the es tum, and being found in the flesh of the left np, about an inch trom the surface. There was intense inflamation of all the abdominal organs. The intestines were not Retiarated, and death is attributed to peritonitis, ‘he testimony of the Chief of Police went to show how that, because of the lateness of the notice which he had obtained—five minutes before the hour appointed for the duel—he did not arrive on the ground until it was over. When he reached the almost inaccessible field, he at once said to those present WHAT THE CHIKF OF POLICE SAID. “Gentlemen, you are all my prisoners; but as these poor wounded men must first be taken care of, I will ral plod word to report to me in the morning.” All pledged themselves and accepted the parole, The Chief then approached Mr. Mordecai, who appeared to be suffering most, and who ex- cited his sympathy, when the following conversa- tion ensued between them:. “I regret that, for your sake, I did not arrive in time to stop this,” said the Chief, “It would have been useless, Major, and it 1s better as it is, for now but one worthless man is lost, whereas, had this meeting not taken place, we would in all probability nave met in the street, and then some innocent person might have sut- fered irom our shets. No, it is best as it is; you could not have prevented it.” The testimony of one of the surgeons and an- other witness gave the asserted points in relation to the duel, heretofore related in the HERALD, though differing somewhat as to details, The Inquest adjourned at eight o'clock P. M. to meet again at the call of the Ceroner. CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS. THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. Sr. Louis, Mo., May 15, 1873. The Congressional Conierence met in general session at eleven o’clock A.M. Governor Walker, of Virginia, was chosen Chairman and the reading clerk of the last House of Representatives acted as Secretary. Captain J. B. Eads presented the following reso- lutions, which he said had been adopted by the Merchants’ Exchange, and desired to have them added to those of yesterday :— Resolved, That we regard the completion of the James River and Kanawha Canal the cherished scheme of its author, Geo Washington, connecting, as it will, the waters of the Atlantic with the great Mississippi valley, as worthy of prompt and profound consideration, solved, That we recommend to Congress the con- sideration of the Atlantic and Great Weswrn Can: - lieving itto be an enterprise of national interest, ‘and which, when completed, will be of value commensurate with its cost, Resolved, ‘That the Fox and Wisconsin River improve- ment has already become a national work, and is de- serving the continued recognition of Congress. Governor WALKER made a brief speech, in which he urged the necessity of cheap transportation and advocated the improvement of the present water route; the construction of canals, especially the James River and Kanawha Canal, the building of which, he showed, was entirely feasible. In would contribute largely to effect the object so univer- sally desired—cheap transit to the seaboard. Judge LAWRENCE, of Uhio, offered the follow- ng — Resolved, That the cordial thanks of the members of Congress here assembled are hereby tendered to the of- ficial authori nd citizens of St. for the gener- ous hospital uch they have extenged to us. Resolved, That we have listened with profound inter- Ly ed Cloud and should be located elsewhere. The Commission will, therefere, be charged with the duty of Lag pet whether such changes should be made; and if 80, when the new location should be made. ifie instructions have been given to carry the above programme into effect, and also with a view to acquire part of the Crow lands. MORE TROUBLES IN ARKANSAS, LittLe Rocg, May 15, 1873. Arumor was prevalent on the streets to-night that an attempt would be made at midnight, or shortly afterwards, by the adherents of Lieutenant Governor V. V, Smith to seize the records of the ofice of Governor Baxter, taking advantage of the absence of the Governor's private secretary. There 1s but little discernible excitement. Seme filty citizens are now in the State House, and they will pass the night there. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. Ir Is RvmoreED that the work upon the life and times of the late Chief Justice Chase, which was in progress with a view to speedy publication by Judge Robert B. Warden, of Ohio, will not appear, in consequence of serious disagreement between the biographer and the surviving relatives of the Chief Justice. ‘THR REVISION @f the New Testament, now in progress in England, will occupy seven years, and that of the Old Testament twelve years. THERE IS NO TRUTH in the report that Henri Taine has aecepted a professorship in an American University, Mrs. Guorer Grote, the widow of the best histo- rian of Greece, is eighty years of age, and has yet deen latterly engaged in writing the life of her hus- band. Tue SrconD VoLUME of M. Guizot’s “Popular History of France’ has appeared simultaneonsly in French and English. Unhappily it will end, like all the really good histories of that country, with the outbreak of the revolution in 1789. THE, Heaviget BRAIN Op record was recently found im the skull of a London bricklayer, who could neither read for write. Its weight was sixty-seven ounces. Mf. Waiontwax, a London barrister, has been sentenced to six months’ tmprisonment for steal- ing a book irom the library of the Inner Tempie, whereapon it is widely published that “want of food and distress of mind” were the moving causes of the larceny, and that many more barristers than ‘the world is aware of are starving In London. “An English barrister,” we are told, “cannot, like an American, advertise in the newspapers. He is for- bidden by etiquette 'té solicit briefs.” But it isa queer kind of protesaiohat etiquette which requires ® man to starve or to, steal rather than to solicit business. Gvstave Donk, the author of more book Mustra- tions than any man living, except Gedrge Cruik- shank, wants to take & voyage round the world, in & sailing vessel, sketching ashe goes, But he is so rribly tue victim Of se@sickness that he cannct He wants to see all that is grand in North Amertca, sad would sall for New York to-morrow but for the horrors of the passage. He has grown old in the past three years and suffers from de- pression of spirits, which his income of 100,000 francs @ rear from his sketghes does pot guydue, est to the able and instructive addresses delivered betore ‘us, and that it is res pany recommended that said ad- dresses and proceedings of this Convention and the reso- lutions presented to it be published im pamphlet form, and thata copy be forwarded to each member of Con res, "Resolved, That we feel deeply impressed with the great importance of the interests presented to us, and that it is onr deliberate judgment that they deserve the earnest, caretul consideration of Congress. Mr. FIELD, of Michigan, moved the adoption of the resolutions, 4 Judge LAWRENCE, of Ohio, said there was no doubt about the first resolution, and it needed no debate, With regard to the second everybody must see that the proceedings of the Convention were valuable, and should be placed in the hands ofmembers of Congress. The third resolution, when it says that the proceedings deserve the careful consideration of Congress, says a! that 1s necessary to say. I am in favor of Congress taking charge of ali matters of this kind. 1 am in favor of the James Kiver Canal and the St. Law- rence Canal, and in favor of Congress taking steps to remove the obstructions from tie mouth of the | Mississippi River. The resolutions were then adopted. Mr. FIELD, of Michigan, offered a resolution in favor of a Niagara ship canal, which, with the other resolutions already passed, was ordered to be printed with the proceedings of the Convention. A telegram was received from Governor Smith. of Georgia, inviting tue Convention to attend t Convention of Governors, to be held at Atianta, on May 20, and another trom the Mayor of Dalla tendering the hospitalities of that city to the e: cursion party which will go to Galveston. On motion of Mr. Young, the Convention then ad- journed. THE BPISOOPAL CONVENTION IN BOSTON, Dr. Paddock, of Brooklyn, Elected Bishop. Boston, May 15, 1873. The Episcopal Convention to-day, after preilm- | imary proceedings, commenced balloting for a | Bishop of the Massachusetts diocese. On the first ballot the clergy cast 96 vetes; neccessary for a choice 40, The vote stood :— Bet Be fant Set of New York, 6 Dr. }, Racine, Wis 8 Rey, Dr. Benjamin H, Paddock, Brook! 3 Rev. Dr. urs Springfield, Mass. 7 Rev. Md 5 3 3 Dr. mor Rey. Dr. John C. Smith, New Yor! Rey, DY. Morgan Dix, New York after a wee end warm discussion of the merits of ty 8 én, in the course of which the name of the . Philip Brooks was mentioned, the Convention, withont taking another ballot, ad- journed until four o'clock P. M. Afternoon Session. On the Convention reassembling the merits of | it tes were warmly ‘is- oe 9 to Dr. a agai 4 @ personal presence 0 Christ im the elements of the ee peddgeril and the Convention proceeded to a third ballot, electing Dr. Paddock by the following vote :— ‘ote, 97—Benjamin H. dock, of Brook- ,.N. Y., 52; De Koven, 40; Smith, 2; Leeds, ‘Hoffman, of Pendsyivania, and C, H. } B m, 1 each. te, #0.—Paddock, 45; DeKoven, &2; Bur- ba iX, leach; divided, 1. vote Would have been made unanimous but for one if Vor 10 | fire still burns fierce as ever. voice. A committee of three hat hoy) and one layman ‘was delegated to walt upon Bishop elect, Ow- ing to declinations, the Cog! pene] of the Diocesan Coramittee Was somewhat changed. PIGEON SHUOTING MATOH. Cntcago, May 15, 1873. ‘The okempionship shooting match was won by CH Mr, wee killed binda to Mr. WESTVILLE EXPLOSION, The Drummond Mines Converted into a Huge Furnace, Pees Sati SOE BE Frightful Sounds Emanating from the Shafts. o EE GENERAL MOURNING. Wives and Mothers Lamenting the Terri- ble Fate of Their Husbands and Sons. Gangs of Laborers Filling the Pits with Water. Probable Complete Destruction of the Bodies of the Dead Miners. INVESTIGATION. ES Official Proceedings at the Coro- ner’s Inquest. THE Gunpowder in Prohibited Wards the Cause of the Disaster. VERDICT OF THE JURY. WESTVILLE, N. S., May 15—7 P. M. Another day has passed over this sorrowful vil- lage, the people of which are only now beginning to realze the extent of the calamity. Before they were like se many stupefled mortals, not knowing whitner to go or what to do, so stupendous had been the shock that turned so many happy homes into houses of mourning. The griefof the women who lost their husbands would move the stoutest heart. Those who remain in their houses near the mine sob and cry incessantly, wringing their hands in wild despair as they turn their weeping eyes towards the burning pit, expecting to see those whom they loved in life, but whose bodies are now burning in the flery furnace below. Save the sob- bing of the mourning ones all is still as death in the village, Most of the heuses are closed, the inhabitants having fled when the great explosion occurred yesterday morning. FILLING THE MINE TO SUBDUE THE FIRE, A large force of laborers worked last night filling up the burning slope with earth, and directing streams of water into the air and pumping shatits. Notwithstanding their exertions the fire burned as flercely as ever this morning, although no appre- hensions of another explosion were entertained. Large sulphurous flaines continued to issue from the mouths of the slope for a distance of thirty feet occasionally through the day. As the air shafts were filled up immense volumes of black smoke would issue from the slopes and hang like a heavy cloud over the scene, During one of these inter- vals I approached to the edge of the slope. SAD REFLECTIONS ON THE LOST MEN. The roar from the burning mine was terrible to listen to, and to think that far down that slope the bodies of more than seventy men were lying, proba- bly burned to a crisp ere this, was sickening; and Thurried from the scene with sad reflections. By hard work ali of to-day the fire has been got well under, and to-night there 1s very little fame or smoke to be seen or noises to be heard. By to- morrow it is thought that all the pits wiil be dampened up, and it is further expected there will then be suficient carbonic acid gas in the mine to dampen out all the fre. The loss of property by the burning of the mine willbe enormous, all the wood work in it having been burned. Doubtiess it is @ mass of burning ruins below. THE INQUEST—CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. At the inquest, which closed this aiternoon, it was adduced in evidence that from the time the first alarm was given there was plenty of time for all the men to have got out of the mine had they obeyed the order to leave. The direct cause of the disaster has proved, on inauiry, to have been the use of powder for blasting in the level where it had been prohibited, Mr. Coxon, the mining engineer of the Albion mines, gave as his opinion on oath, after having heard all the testimony of other witnesses, that McLeod, the miner who fired the shot that set fire to the mine, had tapped a “blower” (the term used in the North of England), and, not having ready appliances at hand, was unable to put out the lire caused thereby. He also stated that, in the North of Engiand, miners are not permitted in- discriminately to fire off shots; there are properly authorized persons for this duty. A LACK OF DISCIPLINE SOMEWHERE, Other evidence was given to show that the level underneath the one where the fire occurred was of adangerous character from the quantity of gas, and It Was necessary to forbid the use of powder. How these regulations came to be disregarded will, perhaps, never be known, as the manager, Mr. Dona, and his foreman, Mr. Richardson, are among the lost. ONE SHAFT FILLED IN. One of the shafts is now filled in, and onlya small quantity of smoke and flame Issuing trom the other. The surface works of the colitery re- semble one grand ruin, nearly all the buildings having been more or less shattered by the ex- piosion, ARRIVAL OF MR. DRUMMOND. Mr. Drummond, the President of the colliery, has just arrived, Mr. Clendennin, of New York, Presi- dent of the Acadia Company.. and other gentlemen connected with mines in this district, have ac- companied him to the scene of the disaster. The mine ig still burning, though the fire is evidently subsiding, CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. tid rene Important Particuiars Developed at the Ceroner’s Inquest—The Official Proceed= ings and Verdict. HALiPax, N. S,, May 15, 1873. Agentieman returned trom the burning colliery says relays of men have been at work since yester- day filling up slopes and air shafts with clay. The Re went within a few feet of the mouth of the shaft from which blue sulphurous flames were ascending twenty or thirty feet, The roar from the burning mine was something terrific. Dense volumes of smoke continue to ascend from several air sbatts. No adequate idea can be formed of the ter- rible disaster. The computed loss of property is enormons, but is nothing in comparison with the losa of lite, All the woodwork in the mine is burned, and experienced miners say 1t 13 one mass of burning ruins below. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE INQUEST. ‘The causes that led to the disaster are not, as stated, owing to the strike of the miners, but to powder having been permitted to be used in one of the beds worked by a miner named Robert McLeod, who insisted upon using it unless he received higher rates for cutting without it, At the inquest yesterday several tm- portant facts came out in evidence, which show recklessness or carelessness in the work of super- vision of the miners in dangerous parts of the mine. Tne Inquest yesterday afternoon was on the bedy Of Yeh Dygo, que af (ug MUAgsH HUO WETe reacned from the ptt, but who died shortly atter being brought to the surface. Mr. Pool, !napector of Mines, and Mr. Carmichael, of New Glasgow, assisted at the inquiry, and all the gensio: nected with the Albion, Acadta and Nova Scotia companies were preseat watching the procecd- ings. TRSTIMONY OF A POREMAN, The first witness, Thomas Lowther, foreman, tog the time the minera were out on a atrike, 30 that there could have been no accummulauion of | #4" when the miners returned to the works ou | Tuesday. ONE WHO WAS IN THG MINK. The second witness, James Dunston, who was in the mine when the fire occurred, testified that he found nothing unuaual ia the mine when he de- scended; when word was passed that the mine was on fire all hands were requested to go put it Out; chose who retused to assist were ordered to leave, as by remaining they would only impede the progress of the others; had the men obeyed the order when it was found possible to stop the fire there would have been plenty of time to get it out; the game level had been on fire before; a man was always stationed in the ‘cabin to give the miners information a8 to the condition of their places aud to warn them of dangers; these regu- tations were attended to, as were also the fur- naces for ventilating the same levels; there waa more gas in some levela than in others; in these the use of powder was prehibited; the bed where the fire occurred was aired by latticework; when giving warning he went as far as the face of the bed, but could do nothing, in consequence of the smoke and fire, had he made for the mouth of the slope. GAS REPORTED IN M‘LEOD’S WARD. Alexander Lorimer was next called: His duty was to inspect the mine before the miners go to work; he found the mine in the usual good order on the night of the 13th; there was gas in several wards, but this was not unusual; he found a little gas in the lower level, but none in McLeod's ward; Went about fifteen feet in McLeod's ward and re- ported the presence of gas where it existed. Some testimony was here given about strange workmen going to the mine and having lost their lives in consequence of disobeying the regulation warning them of danger; but the gist of Lorimer’s evidence was in the statement that if powder had not been used by McLeod the pit would have been all right to-day, and there would have been no lives to mourn for. When he heard the alarm given, he went to the pumping pit, having heard cries for help, and assisted John Bonnell to the surface. Mr, James Hunter went down with him and remained jn the bottom; came up shortly in a tub, bringing John Dunn, who was badly burned and much exhausted, Burns went down with three others after a violent explosion occurred and the men were blown out of the pit. Dr, Perrin testified that Jonn Dunn died shortly after he was taken out of the pit. HOW THE FIRE COMMENCED, Andrew Mcleod, brother of Robert McLeod, tes- tifled he was in the ward, cutting coal, where the fire took place; they always worked their place with sulphur; ¢an’t say he found much gas in tne ward; always used powder after the third show; fired two shots, and was preparing to fire the third when he discovered that the ward was on fire; endeavored to put it out by the ordinary means—with wet bags—but after working for over filteen minutes, and the fire gaining on them, called for assistance, and two men came; was exhausted, and made for the slope; all of them went out to the landing, shutting the door behind them, Joe Richardson then came down and directed the men to get at the fire, but he soon returned and gave directions for all the men and horses to come out, Witness then started for the opening, and had scarcely reached the moutn of the slope when the mine exploded, throwing him out on the banks. There were some men be- hind and one before him, Met Mr. Dunn, the manager, going down. INSPECTOR POOLE’S INTERROGATORIES. At this stage Inspector of Mines Poole questioned the witness in reference to the effect of having the door of the ward open. Witness was an inex- perienced miner and could give no information, The Inspector said the witness’ testimony re- lating to firing shots had a most important bearing on the cause of the disaster. It was evident the first and second shots had a decided effect and blew down the coal there, ‘ime third shot, however, was only a “blow-out’’ shot, It opened a crack in the bench, which then became @ reservoir of the accumulating gas. The latter immediately ignited and set fire to the coal, which burned with great rapidity, engendering intense heat and smoke, making it impossible for the men to work. At eight o'clock last night the inquest was ad- journed to meet to-day at eleven o'clock. Robert McLeod, who fired the shot which evi- dently caused the disaster, escaped, but is too ill to attend the inquest. MONEY VIEWS OF THE MINERS, The miners appear to attribute the direct cause of the calamity to the refusal of the manager to give an extra price to Mr. McLeod for getting out the coal in his ward, thereby enabliag him to dis- pense with the use of powder. If the use of powder, as stated, was prohibited in that ward, then it Was the duty of some one to see that the regulations were strictly enforced. THE UNFORTUNATE VOLUNTRERS, The names of the men who yolunteered to go down the air shaft to explore the mine after the first explosion, were Abraham Grey, Edward burns, Thomas Glenwright and Timothy Howatt, ail of whom lest their lives. Grey was above the surface when the first explosion occurred, and when his terrible fate was made known to his wife the uniortunate woman rent tle air with her screams. DREADFUL FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION, To give some idea of the extent of the explosion from the several air shafts, it may be stated of an old one close to the miners’ residences, and distant from the mines some six hundred or seven hundred yards, that huge pieces of timber were driven through it up into the air, some fall- ing on the rovis of the houses and crashing | through them, A SAD SIGHT. It was truly heartrending to pass through the | square of buildings where the families of the lost miners reside, The window blinds are drawn, and the stillness of death is over the place. No merry tune is to be heard, the prattie of little ones is hushed and there is nothing but weeping and wailing. Poor widows of men, whose charred re- mains are far down in the burning sepulchre, mourn incessantly and piteously the loss of those who have been so suddenly snatched from them. As you pass close to the saddened homes of these familles you can hear them sobbing and crying. CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST, {The inquest was resumed at eleven o'clock. ‘The first witness called was Robert McLeod, who testified—I was at work at the bottom of No. 2 level on the south side; when I went into the ward I found only six inches of gas, and that on the high side; tae mine was allclear as usual; I fired two shots, but neither caught; at 11:46 I fired the lower bench, but it did not blow well; tried to dislodge coal, but did not succeed ; was obliged to re- tire fiiteen minutes after in consequence oi the coal catching fire; aiter getting fresh aid I endeavored , to return, but could not get into the ward; then me Joe Richardson, who said he could go in the lodg- ment way; went after him and could see that the fire had caught the latticing; orders were given to start the pump, but the smoke was increasing ; Richardson then sent him out after Mr. Duna, the manager, who came down; on return on arake which cou- voyed a number of boys Richardson told me to cail all the men who were inside, but that was a lost cause; then went up the slope; when within 200 feet of the opening the blast caught him; when he feit it coming he threw himself down and heid on to the rail and succeeded in getting out, with the assistance of & man whom he did not know; one of the men ahead of him was his brother, wio was lost, On being questioned by the Inspector, witaess said he had alwaya tried the face of tne coa! on his ward before firing asuot; he had frequently seen the gas catch from a fall shot, but never from a bgpCh; Ko DEVO BAN a guay ODerAiG by ho Se en con. | testified that the mine was carefully attended dur. | 7 eee. LS een sanve way aa the one which canaed the fire didg Rich \rdson had cold tim one morning that POWDER SHOULD NOT Bm UAB but when witnesa told him that he wort not work & dao gave bim permission to use | powder; t( he had had ¢wo oF three men with htm | When the fire occurred it could have bee j but out; he had been required slop the use of powder in tua place two mouthe azo tn Consequence of tha low level having ver | fired the day before; tm titi# level the gas would accumulate 30 rapidly that if the ventilater Was disturbed tt would fill the level tn a few min. Utes; vefore le teil lis ward the first time sinoke waa backing down against the air, which would | interfere with the ventilation, 8. Coxin, mining engineer, one of the reaident directors of the Albion usines, testified —l waa om | the ground when the second expioston took place, which was the most terrific I ever beheld; have tad extensive experience | to mining in the north of England when he saw the smoke issaing in such volam from the slopes, knew it waa hopeless to expect to save the lives of the men below; there were no | resfdent managers of the company on the | ground; he, along with other gentlemen connect with the mines in the vicinity, deemed it necessary to adopt means for the purpose of smothering the fire and flowing the mine. Adam Lorimer, miner teatified—Was in the mine when the fire took place; went with othera to put it out, but onty got as far as the mouth of the land ing of the slope; thirty men were standing there who said it was no use going down, as the pit was on fire; immediately turned back into his ward to get lis clothes, but did not sacceed in getting atl when the explosion occarred; mate lta way out as fast as pom atble ; when he got to tho slope found it obstructed with boxes and rabbish; there were over thirty men lying down at: the point, wil evidently injured, as they were groaning; some were as if they coult neither move nor = speak; Lorimer was obitged to step and crawl over their bodiea 1m order to make his way out of the slope; om the way up he passed several men who were lying dowa crying aod groaning, but un » to heip them- Selves: Was the last inan alive of the pit, and Was helped out by his brother; passed a man dead on the top landing. Four P, M.—Two or three witnesses were ex- amined at the inquest this aiternoon, whose evt- dence went to show that most of the men were tw the slope endeavoring to get out when the explo- sion took place. This fact was further corruborated by a@ number of powder cans, which the miners carry, coming out of the mouth of the slope with the second biast. John Lorimer, who formerly worked in the mine in the level below the one worked by McLeod, tea- tifles as to the dangerous character of the room from the constant accumulation of gas, and waa obliged to quit work because powder could not be used it it. This ended the testimony. VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY, The jury, after hearing all the evidence, re turned the following verdict :— That John Dunn, the miner who died after being brought to the surface, came to his death by the explosion of gas in the Drummond Colliery, caused by derangement of the ventilation of the mine, arising from a fire in Robert McLeod's chord. We consider that care was exercised in the manage- ment of the mine, but express regret that powder waa permitted to be used in the chord worked by McLeod. Afund for the relief of distressed widows and ofphans, rendered 80 by the explosion, has been opened. Relief meetings will be held this eventng in New Glasgow and Westville. THE LATEST REPORT. WESTVILLE, May 15—10 P. M. Considerable fire is still issuing from the slopes, although workmen are laboring strenu, ously to smother it. During the fore hoon immense, ,columns of black smoke issued from the air shaft at intervals, according aa the slopes became choked up, The mine is rapidly filling up with water, which leads to the hope that the conflagration has spent its tury, uniess some change takes place, William Blackie, of the Acadia works, deserves especial mention in taking personai charge of tue plan decided upon for checking the progress of tlhe fire, to which he was ably assisted by Messrs, Wil- llama, of the Albion mines, and Taylor, of the Black Diamond colliery. Mr. Clendining, President, and Mr. Hoyt, man- ager of the Acadia Works; Mr. Hudson, local man- ager, and Mr. Coxin, mining engineer of the Albion mines; Mr. White, of the Black Diamond colliery; Mr. Rutherford, general manager of the Mining Association, and Mr. Poole, Inspeccor of Mines, are here and evince great in- terest in the means taken to check the fire and the evidence adduced on the inquest. 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